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The judge presiding over the upcoming burglary trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is postponing the trial given the slaying of Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot along with her husband in their home Saturday morning.
Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.
Prosecutors said the suspect, who faces federal murder charges in the attacks on two lawmakers, had visited the homes of two other politicians on his target list. A man accused of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another will face federal murder charges,
Joseph Thompson, acting U.S. attorney for the district of Minnesota, is expected to announce federal charges against Vance Luther Boelter later Monday.
The “manifesto” of alleged Minnesota political assassin Vance Boelter lists a chilling who’s who of Minnesota lawmakers and abortion providers he may have had in his crosshairs.